 On March 20, 2020, Root was fired from the "Las Vegas Review-Journal" for a second time citing violations of journalistic standards by J. Keith Moyer and for feuding with KDWN co-host Brian Shapiro of "The Vegas Take" during a morning interview.Root was also fired from Newsmax as Newsmax TV discontinued their simulcast of the show at the same time.On April 16, 2020, Root on Facebook and Twitter slammed Dan Schwartz for attacking Daniel Rodimer on a TV ad by permanently banning him on his radio show and accusing him of libel and slander by referring him as persona non grata.